Dance Center Prague - conservatoire

History: founded in 1961 as the first Central European center of contemporary dance, the 50th anniversary celebrations were sponsored by: UNESCO, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, MK, AMU, ND and DU/IU

Type of school: conservatory - secondary vocational school providing secondary and higher vocational education including artistic and pedagogical training - dance pedagogy

Graduate profile: matriculation (SŠ) + discharge (VOŠ) + pedagogical approval, title: certified specialist

Educational concept: a combination of an eight-year dance conservatory and an eight-year gymnasium, a combination of teaching classical, contemporary, jazz and alternative dance. disciplines. Artistic practice: two student art groups (100 events per year). Managerial practice: student art agency (30 events per year), mandatory rehabilitation programs, strict lifestyle, health care. Specialist library, audio and video library, historical archive.

Length of study: eight-year full-time study, four-year differentiated program: dance pedagogy

Age of students: at the earliest from 11 years old (beginning of studies at the earliest after the 5th grade of elementary school) special differentiated program for non-approved dance teachers with experience

Personnel matters: number of students 161, of which 61 from outside Prague and 26 from abroad. 43 teachers and creators, of which 16 are active artists (6 foreign). Own boarding school with educational supervision, own transport - school minibuses.

Periodic professional activities: International Dance Weeks, Summer Dance Workshop, Summer Dance School, Christmas Dance Scene, Dance Teachers of the Year, Final Performance, Graduate Performance, Regional Dance Camps

Artistic activities - stage, interpretation and creative practice:

BALLET PRAGUE JUNIOR

chamber ensemble - 16 best students aged 17-20 (founded 1999) repertoire: 14 one-act ballets with a total length of 3 hours. Full-length dance performances: Quattro dances, The Magic Flute, Zero Gravity, Elixir. The Creation of Dance - educational program for schools with live commentary, (75 minutes). Production: 60 performances per season, Prague stages: Estate Theatre, Vinohrady Theatre, Comedy, ABC, Švandovo Theater, Congress Center Prague, Bravo Theatre, cultural houses of the Prague suburbs. 55% performances in the regions, 5% abroad

BALLET PRAGUE JUNIOR 2

chamber ensemble - 22 best students of lower grades aged 13-16 (founded 2004) repertoire: 22 choreographic etudes with a total length of 2 hours. Full-length dance performance: Dance of the Forest, Let the World Fly, Welcome to the World. How to become a dancer - educational program for schools, (75 minutes). Production: 35 performances per season, Prague stages: Hybernia Theatre, Vinohrady Theatre, Congress Center Prague, Bravo Theater, cultural houses of the Prague suburbs. 50% of performances in the regions, 3% abroad.

INTERNATIONAL DANCE CENTER, z.s

Student art agency - organization of artistic and professional events: production, promotion, marketing, fundraising, economy, audio and video library of tribal repertoire, mobile stage equipment (complete stage, sound and lighting equipment - approx. 400 items worth CZK 2.4 million) , costumes, decorations and props (2,700 items worth CZK 3.5 million), audio and video library (2,500 items) In the period 2008 - 2018, the agency produced 875 performances in 106 domestic and 11 foreign cities. The agency co-produces with the Prague Chamber Ballet, FOK, CT as well as supporting periodical projects: Invasion of dance into the regions, educational projects: How to become a dancer and Creation of dance.